Annual TCBES Research Symposium Program
View the full presentation abstracts for the 11th Annual TCBES Research Symposium.
Thursday, April 11th, 2019
| Time |
Morning Event |
| 8:30am-9am |
Kīpaepae Welcoming Ceremony by Hawaiʻi Papa o k ao |
| 9am-9:30am |
Opening Remarks |
| 9:30am-10:30am |
Keynote Speaker: Paula Ayotte, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| 10:30am-10:45am |
Questions |
1st Session: 5 and 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| 11:00am |
Maya Goodoni, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Watershed Management: Investigating Microalgal Nitrogen Isotopes in Kiholo Bay |
| 11:08am |
Kelsey Meagher, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Hawaiʻi Hawksbill Sea Turtle Recovery Project |
| 11:15am |
Elliott Parsons, UH Hilo Faculty/Natural Resource Manager |
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Forest Reserve, an amazing place to do research |
| 11:30am |
Erin Netoskie, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Behavioral landscape of ʻŌmaʻo (Myadestes obscurus) vocalizations in a naturally fragmented landscape |
| 11:45am |
Jeff Stallman, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Two recently reported deadly-poisonous fungi from the Hilo and Puna Districts of Hawaiʻi Island |
| 11:53am |
Bryan Tonga, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Identifying sewage pollution hotspots in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) |
12:10pm-2:00pm Lunch Break
Rebecca “Becky” Ostertag
2nd Session: 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| 2:00pm |
Karen Gallardo, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Examining the Effect of Helicopter Noise on Bird Assemblages in Hawaiʻi’s Protected Natural Areas |
| 2:15pm |
Mia Lamirand, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Investigating the relationship between the feeding territory area of Ornate Butterflyfish and live coral coverage |
| 2:30 |
Jazmine Panelo, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Spatial distribution and sources of land-based nutrients at two coastal developments in South Kohala |
| 2:45pm |
Ashley Pugh, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
The Hawaiian Blue Octocoral, Sarcothelia edmondsoni, as a pollution indicator species |
| 3:00pm |
Michaela Setzer, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Hehihehi management for microbially mediated sediment removal in fishponds |
3rd Session: 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Titles |
| 3:30pm |
Devon Aguiar, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Sewage Pollution Monitoring on a South Kohala Reef |
| 3:45pm |
Brianna Craig, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Characterizing Habitat Complexity and Fish Assemblage Structure at French Frigate Shoals Using 3-Dimensional Reconstruction Techniques |
| 4:00pm |
Tim Grabowski, UH Hilo Faculty/Agency Researcher |
Using citizen science to evaluate the influence of the marine ornamental fishery on Hawaiian reef fish occurrence and abundance |
| 4:15pm |
Maya Munstermann, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
The global ecological signature of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates |
| 4:30pm |
Jonathan Price, UH Hilo Faculty |
Moving toward data-driven ecological restoration of vegetation in the Hawaiian Islands |
| 4:45pm |
Maria Steadmon, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Coastal Staphylococcus aureus concentrations in relation to tidal fluctuations in Hilo, Hawaiʻi |
| 5:00pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Friday, April 12th, 2019
| Time |
Morning Event |
| 8:30am-9:00am |
Opening Remarks |
| 9:00am-10:00am |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Burns, UH Hilo Marine Science Department |
4th Session: 5 and 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| 10:00am |
Alex Bischer, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
2019 Puʻu Mali Palila Reintroduction |
| 10:08am |
Angalee Kirby, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Is Biological Nitrogen Fixation Strategy Tied to Invasive Success for Non-Native Woody Legumes in Hawaiʻi? |
| 10:16am |
Kimo Melcher, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
The application of sUAS and LiDAR in new and emerging erosion mitigation strategies |
| 10:25am |
Joanna Norton, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Can compost from a nitrogen-fixing tree, Falcataria moluccana, replace synthetic fertilizer and store carbon in agricultural systems? |
| 10:40am |
Ricky Tabandera, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Comparison of fish assemblages and habitat use of native and introduced estuarine species in a fishpond complex in Hilo, Hawaiʻi |
5th Session: 5 and 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| 11:00am |
John T. Flint, Thatmini Kularatna, Emma Sinclair, Kimo Melcher, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Students |
Spatial Differences of Invasive and Native Plant Species on the UH Hilo Campus |
| 11:15am |
Bobbie Suaerz, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Identification of individual Achilles Tang Acanthurus achilles using digital photography and machine learning algorithms |
| 11:30am |
Gary Sur, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Leaf fungal endophyte diversity varies among Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) taxa on Oʻahu |
| 11:45am |
Koa Matsuoka, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Seed Dispersal & Germination by Native vs. Exotic Avian Frugivores of Hawaiʻi |
| 11:53am |
Nicolas Vanderzyl, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Microplastic accumulation patterns of a newly formed beach |
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch Break
6th Session: 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| 1:00pm |
Eszter Collier, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Mapping Biological Soil Crusts in the Kawaihae Watershed |
| 1:15pm |
Jon Gabriel Ehrenberg, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Effect of sex ratios on captive social behavior and mating systems of Potter’s Angelfish, Centropyge potteri |
| 1:30pm |
Marty Kawasaki, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
The urbanization of the Hawaiian stilt: Meet the new neighbors |
| 1:45pm |
Jared Nishimoto, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Developing an underdominance gene drive system in the southern house mosquito |
| 2:00pm |
Leah Sherwood, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Applying object recognition technology to identify plastic marine debris objects during beach surveys |
7th Session: 15 min talks
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| 2:10pm |
Angela Beck, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student |
Variability in the Repertoires and Singing Behavior of Male and Female ‘I‘iwi (Drepanis coccinea) |
| 2:25pm |
Tyler Gerken, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Soil Sources of Staphylococcus aureus and Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Hilo Bay Watershed |
| 2:40pm |
Jonathan Koch, UH Hilo Post-doc |
Rapid X chromosome evolution despite a lack of genome-wide differentiation during the biological invasion of a global insect pest |
| 2:55pm |
Madori Rumpungworn, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Machine annotation of Puaiohi calls in environmental acoustic recordings |
Poster Session & Pau Hana Reception
| Time |
Poster Author |
Title |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Brennan Palani Buccat, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student |
Isolation and Characterization of Endorhizzal Bacteria in Root Nodules of Leguminous Plants at Leeward Community College, O‘ahu Hawaiʻi |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Briana Banua, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student |
Optimization of the use of Procambarus clarkii in Aquaponics |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Diana Le, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student |
Synthesis, Computational Analysis, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Electron-donating and Electron-withdrawing Substituents on Chalcone Derivatives |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
E. Escobar, K. Agnoias, and S.T. Nakanishi, UH Hilo |
An update on the survey of antibacterial efficacy of native Hawaiian plant extracts: Focus on ‘Ohia lehua and gram-positive bacteria |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Kayla Caliboso, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student |
Cecal Microbiome Profile of Hawaiian Feral Chickens and Pastured Commercial Chickens |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Kiana Rich, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student and Daniela Dutra Elliott, LCC Faculty |
Effects of mycorrhizae inoculants on Theobroma cacao and its potential use in agroforestry |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Lindsey Howells, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
A software tool for producing annotations of prolonged audio recordings using machine learning and deep neural networks |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Maverick Kaopio, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student |
Assessment of the Impact of Artificial Reefs on Shoreline Erosion through Physical Modeling |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Michele Pangelinan, Leeward Community College, and Ashley Yuen, UH Mānoa Undergraduate Students |
Identification of fungal contaminants using DNA barcoding |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
M.R. Morrissey, M.L. Webber, and S.T.Nakanishi, UH Hilo |
Modification of body regeneration using Hawaiian plant extracts in planaria |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
S. Brandenstein and S.T. Nakanishi, UH Hilo |
On the ecological restoration of Kahoʻolawe |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
Valeria Alicea-Colon, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student |
Expression of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor(GnRHR) in the Oviduct of Laying Hens |
| 4:45pm |
Judge Deliberation |
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| 5:00-5:30pm |
Student Award Winners Announcement |
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Silent Auction, Raffle Winners |
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Closing Remarks |
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10th Annual TCBES Research Symposium Program